General Grant Grove

General Grant Grove, a 154-acre giant sequoia grove in California’s Kings Canyon National Park, was first protected by Congress in 1890 as General Grant National Park and became part of Kings Canyon in 1940 amid broader efforts to preserve the Sierra from logging, grazing, and development. Best known for the General Grant Tree, a sequoia about 267 feet tall, more than 1,500 years old, and recognized as the national Christmas tree of the United States, the grove also reflects longer human history, including Native presence before white settlement. Its management has shifted from fire suppression to prescribed burning, while threats from wildfire, pollution, and climate change continue.

California · United States